diff --git a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
index 4ce81d8288..2d725d5640 100644
--- a/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
+++ b/matching-jena-matchers/pom.xml
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8</version>
+            <version>1.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- BabelNet Lib Dependency -->
diff --git a/matching-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/matching-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index b1e5e65ecb..169a399406 100644
--- a/matching-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/matching-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>